REVEREND SUN MYUNG MOON
SPEAKS ON

THE ROAD OF THE SAINT
AND THE RIGHTEOUS MAN

May 2, 1982
Belvedere
Translator - Bo Hi Pak

There are two major categories of people. men and women. If one part
were missing, there would be no more mankind. This division holds true
in the realm of children, the realm of young people, and the realm of old
people.

We must consider what destiny we were born to fulfill. When you look
at the innocent face of a newborn child, do you see any evil there? No.
All babies, without exception, am like precious jewels. You want to cuddle
and hug them. That means they were born for goodness. Without doubt, human
existence started off pure and innocent.

As babies grow, they should become fine, virtuous children, adolescents,
young people, mature adults, and finally senior citizens. But on each of
these levels there is a division between good people and evil people. Why
do innocent babies head for one of these two camps? As people grow, all
kinds of influences affect us and change our lives. Eventually we end up
in one camp or the other. No one can escape this destiny.

Above us, the eternal Parent- God-is watching from the beginning to
the end, of our life, never forsaking us. God is omniscient so He always
knows our situation. He can see the spirit world, so when He looks at us
spiritually, what do you think He finds? The eternal Parent of goodness
recognizes that we were born good and expects us to grow up and become
better and better through all eternity But instead of this, our Parent
has seen mankind going down the road of the fall, descending further and
further into degradation.

What is the definition of a good person? A good person is one who turns
away from evil and builds up goodness. If you are good, you automatically
gravitate toward the central position and there you become a model or prototype
for others to follow. If someone is in that central position, he will not
isolate himself from the rest of the world. Instead, he will become deeply
involved in the world, embracing it and taking dominion over it, trying
to guide it toward goodness. The role of the center is to become a standard
that others will want to emulate and follow.

Let's look at honey bees. The colony includes a queen bee, the worker
bees, and the male bees. The worker bees start working very early in the
morning. They rise before dawn and go out visiting flowers to collect pollen
and nectar. They have a special tank for nectar, a "honey stomach," which
they fill up, and when they return home at the end of the day, they empty
it.

The worker bees come back and see the male bees lounging around lazily
and the queen bee doing nothing but eating the honey they brought in. Suppose
they thought, "Why should I work so hard for these guys? I refuse to give
them my honey." What do you think would happen then? It would be disastrous
for the worker bees not to regurgitate their honey because their bodies
would swell up-they would be in big trouble! However, if you ask the worker
bees whether they would rather take the queen bee's position, do you think
they would want to switch? They would all run away!

There has to be some channel of command so everybody can have a vision
of their job and be faithful to it. The world of the honey bees is highly
organized, with the queen bee at the center. The other bees surround the
queen and protect her. A colony of bees is like a sphere; when the queen
bee flies out, hundreds and thousands of bees follow her. When the queen
halts, the other bees stop and remain with her. They don't make judgments
or ask, "Why should we stay here?"

Worker bees don't simply wander around. They unite with the queen and
form one large swarm. Some bee inside the swarm might complain that the
rest are pressuring him. The queen bee might also say that! But actually,
she would not really complain. She faces her destiny and faithfully executes
her role of queen bee.

Is the queen bee small or large? Which is larger: male or female? The
queen bee is dominant and she is much bigger than the others. This means
that a leader or governor should be bigger, even in size! If the leader
is too small, he might be crushed! Why is the queen bee so powerful? Why
did God make bees like that? Because God wanted to create a balanced world.
In other parts of creation, males are leaders so in the bee world, the
female is the center. It's a balanced world, so women cannot complain!

Why have I spend so much time describing the bee world? Because
it provides an example of a central figure who physically occupies the
center while everybody else surrounds it, trying to follow its pattern.

If everyone is in a stationary position, it is easy to determine the
center. But what if everything is in motion and heading toward a certain
goal? Where should the center be located then? As long as there is movement,
the leader should be at the forefront.

Let's talk about ourselves, assembled here early on Sunday morning
at Belvedere. Is the Unification Church a movement of action? Then how
should the central person function: should he stay in the middle or come
to the front? The central person should be in front of the others, leading
them forward. Should the leader run on ahead by himself and forget the
group? No, he shouldn't.

Take Canadian geese as another example. They are such a grand sight
as they fly in formation swiftly through the air. We can see how orderly
they fly, each one spaced a. certain distance from the other, beating their
wings in

rhythm. None of them moves its wings prematurely or randomly. The leader
is out in front, making special honking sounds. Each honk is a code: "Now
we am turning left;" "Now we are turning right;" "Now listen." The leader
is always signaling the followers and telling them what is ahead and all
the gem respond, "Yes sir, I win follow."

Who directs the movement of the Canadian geese? It is the leader. The
ocean is vast so the birds cannot fly at random. They need a goal and direction.
They don't all have to worry about where they are going. They need only
to follow the leader who decides their course. Think about how much knowledge
the leader must acquire. He has to know the geographical area thoroughly.
An airline pilot has a much easier job, doesn't be? Since he's assisted
by instruments and a computer. But do geese have a compass? They must search
out the directions in their own brain. Those birds are much more clever
than we me!

The leader must be out in front. Should he say, "Today the weather
is bad and the ocean waves are too high so why don't you all go out while
I stay home?" Is that being a good leader? No. Speaking of geese, if they
run into a hurricane while flying across the ocean, the leader needs to
have great strength and honk even louder so no one will miss the directions.

How about President Reagan? His "honeymoon" is already over and a storm
is coming; a hurricane is brewing. His critics are pressing in from all
directions. Should Reagan say, "Oh, boy, why is them so much opposition
to me? I just want to retreat. The Washington Post and The New York Times
are making me miserable." Should he try to hide from his opposition? His
best tactic would be to run far in the forefront, so fast that The Washington
Post and New York Times couldn't keep up with him! If he gives the right
direction, the American people will follow him. The last thing a follower
wants to see is hesitation in his leader. Indecision is the worst quality
in a leader.

The Unification Church is no exception to this. I give you the direction
and tell you what to do. Are the leaders of the Unification Church willing
to run out in front? Do you want to go first in order to see things first,
so you will get the goodies first and be treated like a VIP? Would you
like to reach the destination first and be the first to rest? Do you want
to be the leader so you can wear the best clothes or because you expect
a diamond ring to be your reward?

The true leader has a bold and fearless mind; he heads directly toward
obstacles and breaks them down for those following him. In fearful and
painful situations, even in the face of death, the leader continues to
lead, to shatter all barriers and break through them. In difficult times,
the true leader does not think of his own situation. He concentrates on
the greatness of the goal and the promise of the future. With a perspective
of the future, the true leader knows that his actions will benefit the
public purpose and the purpose of God. That is what motivates a true leader.

An unselfish leader whose focus remains fixed on the goal is a superior
and righteous person. A righteous person is defined as one who devotes
his entire life for the well-being of others. He acts righteously wherever
he goes. Among his family, he lives for the family; when he is with his
friends, he lives for their sake; he goes to serve the nation and lives
for its sake.

So far, history has produced many righteous people, but their greatness
or virtue has reached only to the national level. Great patriots have given
their life for their country, but few people have lived for the sake of
the world and the universe. It is the rare person who transcends the boundaries
of his nation and lives for the sake of mankind and the world.

Someone who lives for the sake of the greatest whole is called a saint.
A saint is defined as one who devotes his life to God and His will and
dominion. This means living for the sake of the highest level. A saint
belongs to the realm of religion because no other profession links its
work all the way up to God. Is Jesus in this category of a saint? How about
Buddha and Confucius? The only way for people to transcend themselves and
connect with God is through religious philosophy and conviction.

Since the goals and standards of saints are so far above the earthly
standard, the world often misunderstands diem. Because they act according
to the standard of heaven and not earth, saints arc generally rejected
on earth. Their standard and goal is God's kingdom. The law and order of
that world are far higher than this world. Those who live according to
the heavenly law and principle while on earth arc at the leadership level.
If you reflect on this, you will realize it is the most logical conclusion.

There should be some means of evaluating the quality of true religious
leaders. We can assume that they exercise revolutionary leadership in order
to guide people toward higher, more far-reaching goals because the purpose
of religion has not yet been fulfilled here on earth. People haven't even
been aware of the real purpose of religion.

There are all varieties of religion-almost like in a department store.
One type we might call the sparrow religion. A sparrow is a small, talkative
bird. Its vision is limited since it is so small. Sparrows sit huddled
together and chatter among themselves: "Don't go there, and certainly don't
go over there! You might die. Don't do that or you will go to hell; stay
right here." This is the nature of the sparrow religion.

Another distinct kind of religion is the dove religion. Doves are very
chunky birds, heavily built and a little stuffy They we quite charming,
but since they are so chunky, they can't By a very long distance. Quakers,
for instance, are like doves.

Let's consider the cram religion. Cranes have long wings and a very
shin body, so they don't have to beat their wings so rapidly. Cranes move
almost like airplanes through the air and their horizons are almost limitless.

The sparrow might look at the crane and say, "You are crazy. You don't
have to soar so high, you know. Why do you fly so high and go so far? You
don't need to visit more than one house; going to see the neighbors is
far enough! You can eat together and talk a little and then return. That
is good enough."

The sparrow religion is busy all day long looking for something to
eat: some worm to snatch, some insect to devour Every day they are busy
Meanwhile, the crane religion soars up to the highest possible goal . The
primary concern of the crane is to head toward the goal, not what it will
eat next.

What kind of religion is the Unification Church? We are the crane religion.
Since we fly so high and travel such long distances, we have no time to
rest. Too bad you joined the crane religion! We don't give you any time
to rest. You must fly even at night. You have to continue on and on!

Since we fly so high, sunrise comes very quickly and sunset comes very
late. We stay up long hours and work very hard. Since we in the crane religion
get up so early and By even at night, should we complain? No. Should we
gripe because the night is so short? Why not? Because we have a goal, a
destination.

If winter snowstorms hit us while we are in the air, we will all die.
We must cross a certain distance now, during the summertime. That is why
we push ourselves to fly unceasingly, even at night. We can't give up;
we can't drop down, even if tears fill our eyes. Some people quit whatever
they are doing when they cry, but even with tears we must fly.

In Oriental philosophy, the crane is a noble, sacred bird. By the way,
Mother's name, Han, means crane. So the crane is a symbol for Mother.

There are other great birds, too, such as the American eagle. An eagle
is a powerful bird and looks very fierce. Why is the eagle considered ruthless
rather than noble? The eagle is a greedy, ferocious, and almost warmongering
bird. It surely has the greatest fighting spirit, but that very nature
keeps it from representing a great and noble religion. That is why I picked
the crane, a symbol of peace and purity.

A crane can travel very long distances. It flies so high and reaches
upward toward a high, noble, and purpose. Resting on the ground, the crane
stands on its slender legs and lifts its head in the air. Even there it
keeps looking toward the far-distant goal. It always stands on one foot-a
symbol of independence. Its attitude is, "No matter what, even if nobody
helps me, I shall go on by myself." Because the crane has such an independent
spirit, I really like it. Those who fly like the crane toward the most
lofty goals are saints on earth.

The Chinese character for saint has three parts, representing ears,
mouth, and king. The combination of these three elements signifies a saint.
If you link these meanings, a saint is the "king of the mouth" and "king
of the ears." As the king of the ears, he can hear every bit of information
in the world but remain aloof from it. He will not be swayed by what he
hears. He can comprehend and digest everything. Even though he hears everything,
however, he doesn't simply repeat it. He digests it and speaks only the
truth. The truth that he speaks becomes the definitive, principled law
of the land.

Even a single word uttered by a saint can become the law of the land.
Think about what it means to be able to speak even one word and have it
become a decree. This isn't just yakety-yakking! This is one reason why
women don't usually make great rulers. Women have good ears and hear everything,
but then you just shoot it right out again, like a machine gun! The real
greatness of a king lies in the ability to hear a great many things but
speak little. A king is a man of few words, because he takes time to digest
everything. One element of goodness is patience.

When earthly rulers are elevated to the spirit world, can they boast
of the position they had on earth? One person may say, I was President
of the United States." Another might say, I was the Secretary of State."
Still another might say, I was the Queen of England." They assume that
in spirit world as well they will be at the top of society. But others
point their fingers at these former leaders and say, "He doesn't know anything
about this world."

On the other hand, consider a wise, saintly king on earth, one who
listened to all information but remained a man of few words. When he did
speak, it was with authority. After he died and went up to spirit world,
he didn't boast or try to show off. Such a person would be accepted and
welcomed by everybody in spirit world. Since he didn't speak very much,
keeping many secrets within himself, he would be a person of depth, and
others would have a hard time figuring him out.

Take wrestling as another example of this idea. A large audience gathers
to watch two champions compete. The wrestler who comes out jubilantly,
seeking the praise of the audience, will usually be defeated while the
one who enters the ring without revealing much about himself or his tactics
usually wins.

The Chinese character for saint has such an incredible meaning. A saint
is the king of ears and mouth, one who hears all information and digests
it. In comparison, the spelling of a phonetic language like English has
no meaning. You write K I N G, but the K by itself doesn't mean anything;
ING doesn't mean anything. Oriental characters have profound meaning even
before you read them.

The Western mind is very analytical. Your analysis is good, but you
also need a synthesizing perspective. You should combine things in order
to find the one greater purpose. For that, you need to rely on the Oriental
mind. This is the difference in cultural backgrounds between the East and
West.

The Chinese character for person has two strokes, one vertical and
the other horizontal. Man is the only creature that God created who stands
on two feet. A human being is a vertical creature, but there is also a
horizontal line. God hasn't forgotten people's horizontal aspect. Now you
can see the deep meaning behind Oriental languages.

The top portion of the character for righteousness signifies a lamb.
The lower portion means "I." Together they mean, "I am the sacrificial
lamb." The lamb exists for a higher purpose than itself. It exists for
others and is always ready to sacrifice itself for the benefit of others.
This is the internal meaning of lamb.

I already taught you the definition of a righteous person: it is one
who lives for his own sake, right? No? Why did you come and sit in this
room this morning? The action of sitting in this room is the same for each
of you, but your purposes differ. Some of you may reply: "I came to hear
a good message from Father. I want to be spiritually elevated and reach
individual perfection quickly." That may be the goal of some of you. Others
may answer: "I want to listen to Father. I want to work harder and focus
on a high direction; I want to serve this country and mankind better."

These are two different directions and two different purposes. Which
prompted you to come? After listening to me now, those who came with the
first motivation have converted to the second. You prove that by your laughter!

One position is internal, the other external. Which position do you
want? Suppose two women are walking along the sidewalk, one talking and
the other listening. Which is the internal position and which is the external
position? The listening one is the internal, or inner, one.

The American approach seeks to make life light and humorous. Everywhere
you go, you start out with a joke. Even Dr. Durst wants to entertain people
so he shoots out jokes! But there is another kind of person who speaks
without joking and the audience listens thoughtfully to him. Of these two
styles, which is internal and which is external? Why?

As long as you stay inside, you are guaranteed security and safety.
But when you take the outside position, you are leaving the center of gravity.
The farther out you go, the more you expose yourself and the more danger
you face. There is no question about that. In some cultures parents always
tell their children not to go outside. "Stay inside," they say. Why do
the parents teach their children like that? It is in order to guarantee
their safety.

Oriental philosophy is directed toward "nothingness" or "void." Western
philosophy is basically oriented toward benefits, looking for profit. Look
at your facial features. Your eyes are big, searching for profits. You
are tall, too, so you look toward the far distance. Oriental people don't
have to look for the goal, so they are shorter. They don't look for profits,
so their eyes get smaller and sharper and their noses get flatter. In this
respect, Oriental represents the internal and Occidental represents the
external.

One of Satan's goals is to permanently separate the internal from the
external. God's purpose is to link the internal and external in a harmonious
relationship. The external is not necessarily bad or evil; it is merely
different from the internal. God wants to harmonize the two roles and bring
them together. God's goal is to combine East and West. From this standpoint,
we can see a great blending of East and West into harmony. Such a movement
indicates that God's day of fulfillment is truly near.

I declared 1978 to be the dividing line of the new era. From that point
on, people's attention has been more and more directed toward the Orient.
Look at Japan. Whoever thought that small island country could become a
world giant? But by 1978, it had. When Western people look at Japan, they
realize that it is aggressively seeking greater productivity. Japanese
people are striving to be superior in every way, reaching out in all four
directions as well as vertically.

Western culture, on the other hand, is based on specialization and
division of labor. People pursue only one direction. Western nations are
almost raising their hands in surrender to Japan. People are going to Japan
to try to learn new methods of management. The auto industry has practically
surrendered to Japanese methods of management. The Japanese have also taken
the lead in television and other electronic technology.

The Oriental mind seeks harmony with all four directions and with the
vertical dimension as well. In the United States, you have been digging
for so long in one direction, working for one goal, but in these sophisticated
modem days, that approach no longer works.

The Western world is interested in climbing higher and higher,
gaining mom and more, but people don't want to go down. Look at your economy
today You climbed up so desperately but you did not prepare at all for
going down. You can go up only so far and no higher. When you reach the
limit you are shattered. In contrast, the Oriental, holistic way of thinking
seeks growth but expects to make circular turns, going in cycles like the
seasons, rising and falling, spiraling upward as they advance. Such a rhythm
allows one to reach higher levels.

Western culture is sort of ruthless and dry, with little depth. Western
society is severe, based on law. So many lawsuits have been filed here,
even between husband and wife. God's goal is to achieve harmony and the
Orient has been more in tune with that goal. Therefore, I have come from
the Orient and am trying to harmonize East and West. My message is centered
on God. For a long, long time, God has been seeking this goal and our movement
is working to accomplish it.

What do your parents object to? They shout out that they don't want
Reverend Moon. Actually, what they are opposing is the harmony between
us. That means they are opposing harmony between East and West. When I
match Orientals and Westerners, they become the most beautiful symbols
of harmony. But your parents say, "No! We are white people. We will not
have a small Korean or Japanese daughter-in-law." Your eagerness to be
blessed with an Oriental spouse indicates that there already are drastic
cultural differences between you and your parents! That is why they say
you are enslaved by me and that's why they call you crazy. The established
world is telling you such things because they are in culture shock. I have
come here to harmonize and they are opposing that harmony.

In 1978 a new era of harmony began. Since the end of World War 11 in
1945, God has been preparing for this era. U.S. troops have been stationed
in Korea and people from the United States have been coming to the Orient
more and more, striving to become one with those cultures. On the other
hand, however, the United States has been running away from responsibilities
in the East. It tends to run away from Japan, Korea, and especially Southeast
Asia. Heavenly Father told me, "Go to the United States and bring them
back."

I came to this country and have been laying the foundation for ten
years. That foundation is you. Enough of a base has already been laid;
my job has been done. This work will continue even after I am no longer
here, without question. The time has come, and I am now packing my luggage.

I came and exploded an incredible bomb of controversy in this country.
The seeds of the word have been sowed and now scholars have started digging
into this word. They are sampling it and finding that it tastes good. Owe
they touch it, they begin to apply it. When they realize that following
their one specialized direction too far has brought them to a road block,
they will begin to Study Reverend Moon. Then all four directions will open
up. They will like this new dimension, this new era. American scholars
have begun to realize this.

What I am saying is that I don't have to stay here any more. The job
has been done. The Sun Myung Moon Institute has been founded already. The
target of its study is Reverend Moon.

Having come this far, we Unification members are beginning to realize
that we are the vanguard of human history, the pioneers of the new era.
We are running at the forefront of God's dispensational history. Maybe
you joined the Unification Church only a few months or a few years ago
and you don't think you have changed much. "I look in the mirror and my
face is just the same," you say. Maybe you think I am only telling you
these things to make you feel good.

But you have changed, whether or not your face looks different, and
that is why outside people are trying to attack me. What they say does
not stop the providence, however. I will keep devoting my efforts to the
original goal, no matter what people may say. Even if I have to fight in
the courthouse, they cannot stop my progress. By whatever standard people
apply, I am measured as a success in this country.

The United States may reject me now and is tying to say I am evil.
Moonies reply, "Reverend Moon is good. We support him. We are united with
him-" Our group is growing. As long as they cannot stop the growth, we
will keep on growing, right? The time will come when we will fill the entire
United States, the whole world, and even the universe! The Unification
Church has the capacity to embrace all religions, not only Christianity
but Buddhism and Islam as well. Not only that, but we have an ideological
alternative to communism. We know how to overcome it. Therefore, we have
the greatest depth and breadth.

When the U.S. State Department looks at us from their narrow-minded
viewpoint of foreign policy, they consider us a threat. When they see somebody
doing things better than they, they say, "They are growing too big. We
will distract them!" That is what the government persecution is all about.
They are trying to turn our attention somewhere else-what we call in Korean
"turning your head around." But no matter what, a magnetic power will pull
people back in the right direction! We are in the midst of that battle
now.

I started talking about the road of the saint and the righteous man,
and digressed into talking about East and West. Let's go back to the saint
now.

People say that Moonies are a kind of monster. Well, I say the description
is correct, but the question is, what kind of monster! Traditionally, people
have had different standards for defining a righteous person. The concept
in the United States is not necessarily the same concept of a righteous
person in Germany. Throughout history, there have been fights even among
righteous people, from one country to another. But from the point of view
of sainthood, such righteous people who fight each other are adversaries.
They don't contribute anything to the overall, worldwide purpose.

God, the king of wisdom, is watching from above. He is always thinking,
"How can I solve this problem of contradiction? We need a universal definition
of righteousness which can apply to people in Germany, Japan, Korea, the
United States, or whatever country. There should be a universal standard
that all religions, all societies, and all cultures can adopt." God thinks
there should be one criterion that can apply to all. Unless we have some
common criterion, righteous people will continue fighting among themselves.
Right now, they are fighting on all five levels: individual, family, societal,
national, and worldwide levels.

The definition of a righteous person must include the duty to overcome
such divisions. Throughout history, people have commonly assumed that struggle
is justified and that only by struggle can one obtain a position of power
or virtue. However, that definition must be eliminated because it is not
true. The theory of dialectical materialism states that struggle will produce
a new culture, but that is absolutely wrong. True righteousness and struggle
are not compatible.

German righteousness should be the same as Japanese righteousness;
Japanese righteousness should correspond to American righteousness. And
the standard of righteousness should hold true for one religion as well
as all others. One criterion, one universal standard should apply. Therefore,
we need a new ideology or new religion. Otherwise, the ideal of unity and
harmony can never be realized.

Righteous people may start out from different positions, but they will
declare to the world: "I was born for universal prosperity and well-being,
not just for one locality. I was born as a child of God." That is the focal
point. Then when you look around you and see Germans, you can call them
your brothers. Japan is part of the world, so Japanese people are part
of your family. Americans are also children of God, so they are your relatives.
Whether you go to Africa, Latin America, or anywhere, it is the same. You
can embrace all mankind as true brothers and sisters because you all are
God's children.

Has religion been doing that? For that matter, do we ourselves pass
this standard of judgment? Do we fit this description? The way of life
which the Unification Church is creating does produce this result. Countries
which were enemies are now coming together. The fastest way to accomplish
this is for enemies to become true brothers.

Korea and Japan, were historical enemies, so I might look at Japanese
people as my enemy. Instead, I love them as God's children and am pulling
them to America with me to save this country. Since Japan and the United
States were once at war, my efforts are bringing three enemy countries
together. No political or economic power could produce this kind of unity
and harmony, but only the power of the new universal religion. Why do we
do it? It is not because of the President of the United States, not because
of the Prime Minister of Japan. We do this because of the absolute God.

For the first time in history, such an ideology has become the reality
here on earth. We are bringing all mankind together under the one parenthood
of God. This is Reverend Moon's movement. For the first time in history,
unity at an extraordinary level has become a reality. This is the Unification
Church.

In the Unification Church you can become certified as a righteous person
in your family, in society, and in the nation. This certificate, entities
you to a free pass in the spirit world. No other certificate you can receive
would guarantee your passage in the spirit world.

Suppose a man lived his entire fife for the sake of his country and
assumed that by doing so he has earned the rank of righteous man. But when
he goes to the spirit world, all kinds of people will shout out and tell
him to go to hell. Why? It is because he did not transcend national barriers
or boundaries. A patriot of Great Britain could be an enemy of France,
Germany, and Spain.- Someone may think he has accomplished the greatest
good for the United States, but after becoming a Reverend-Moon-style patriot,
he will be welcomed by all nations everywhere.

Until now, there was a gap between the individual and family levels.
No bridge had been laid between them. There were also gaps between societies,
nations, and between the national and worldwide levels. One central highway
or bridge was needed to connect them all.

If you follow this key formula here on earth, when you arrive in the
spirit world, you will be able to open the doors there and everything will
open wide before you. No matter how many good deeds conventional patriots
may have done, their key doesn't fit every door in the spirit world. Do
you follow me? Regardless of what country you come from, once you fulfill
the criterion of universal righteousness in the Unification Church, your
key of righteousness will fit into any society here on earth and in the
spirit world. If this is but, nothing less will satisfy you, will it?

Let's analyze whether or not this is true. First of all, are we centered
on God? Yes. Are we controlled only by the love of God and do we live only
in his dominion? Yes. This is our way of life, isn't it? Nobody in the
universe can escape this principle. Everybody should abide by it. Do you
follow me? If our life is centered on God, we will never be rejected.

We make relationships as individuals now here on earth, but our goal
is far beyond in God's kingdom. In other words, God is the center of our
relationships. When we marry and come together as husband and wife, the
purpose of our unity is to achieve God's goal. We do many different things,
but all our actions have the same purpose Our way is very clear. we begin
as righteous individuals, become righteous family members, righteous members
of society, righteous citizens of the nation, righteous inhabitants of
the world, righteous people of the universe, and righteous people of the
cosmos. One principle governs this righteousness. The criterion never changes.

What method will we use? The most dramatic aspect of our course is
that we do not go this road passively, but take the worst burdens upon
our shoulders. We go this way with a sacrificial and serving mind. When
you adopt this method, everybody will have to admire you, whether they
are Americans, Japanese, or Germans. As soon as they do that, national
barriers dissolve and you will have no enemies anywhere.

In order to close the gaps between each level of righteousness, we
have to pay a price, which we call indemnity. Would you rather do this
or something else? If something else knocks on your door and beckons to
you, will you change your mind?

Should your ultimate goal be righteousness or should you go beyond
to sainthood? You start out wanting to become a patriot, a righteous citizen
of your country. But you are different from other patriotic people because
you are acting for the sake of God and the world, so you keep aiming for
the next highest level. What is your ultimate goal? It is God's heart.
We are living a dramatic life, no question about it.

It is like we are building a huge tank and working to fill it up by
constructing a pipeline which extends everywhere. We can be accepted everywhere
because all Unification conduits share their contents, so all the world's
resources can travel through that pipeline to Africa and Asia. The wealth
of the united states will go through it to other countries of the world.
If the American people don't complain even when the U.S. tank becomes empty,
they will demonstrate true righteousness!

1 created an extra big tank in Japan and asked die members to fill
it and they are fulfilling this mission. The pipeline is moving resources
to other parts of the world, including the United States, South America,
Europe and Korea. Our motto is: "We are sacrificial servants." Japanese
people are feeding the entire world now. If they see a boom coming to South
America, they rejoice over it. Soon those people will return to offer homage
and gratitude to me and to Japan. So it is not just individuals, but even
nations who are changing.

What about you? Maybe you are planning to work until you receive the
Blessing and then retire the day after. Some blessed members are saying,
I already have two children, but I'm not allowed to retire yet. I'm still
being sent out on a mission. What shall I do?"

You don't want to stop at the family level, do you? You want to become
righteous people on the worldwide level even if you might drop dead along
the way to that goal. If such a thing happened, you wouldn't have to worry
because God would grant a special dispensation and declare that you fulfilled
all levels and indemnified everything. That's the quickest way to reach
the goal!

I have completed all levels and have already walked the course. Only
after doing so am I asking you to follow me. Take the court trial for example.
I didn't have to come back to face this. Since I am not a U.S. citizen,
I could have remained in Korea. But I returned voluntarily because I thought:
"I want to pay more indemnity; let me suffer the court trial." If you intentionally
pay indemnity, there is more benefit.

Mothers should give their blessing to the children who are following
my way, devoting their life for this cause. These mothers shouldn't feel
sad and ask why such a tragic thing should happen to their child. Instead
they should applaud: "You did it, my child! You fulfilled God's will. Bravo!
I'm proud of you. You are the spearhead, and I will follow you." Once you
know the core truth of my teaching you realize why Jesus said that whoever
loses his life will find it.

I assigned the Japanese a "mission impossible." I asked them to sell
700 Tong 11 lathes in Japan. That's almost like selling ice to Eskimos-virtually
impossible. The Japanese already have better machines of this type. The
annual market for these machines in Japan is 2,010, and already 100 manufacturers
are working to supply these 2,010 machines.

The pragmatic American way of thinking would be to say: "Oh, Father,
we won't make it." But they reported: "Father, we knew it was virtually
impossible to sell these lathes to Japanese machine shops, so we decided
to sell them to everybody-even to customers in bars and showgirls in dance
halls!" In other words, they were telling me, "We will do it, no matter
what!" Like the Americans say, "By hook or by crook!"

I am very smart, as you realize. I knew that if I called upon you Americans
to do such a mission, you would all run away, so I gave it to the Japanese.
They never run away!

We have been living by Jesus' words in the Bible: "He who loses his
life for my sake will find it." We am willing to die and we are sacrificing
ourselves throughout the world. But when we look up, we realize that our
time to die never came. In the meantime, the rest of the world is coming
into unity! The next time we look up, we will see the space shuttle Columbia
II waiting with an empty seat for us in first class. Columbia II will lift
off into space with you as a VIP guest. It will travel out beyond the moon
and go all the way to God's land, reaching His throne in the spirit world.

There God will come to meet us and say: "You are My child, My dear
child." However, He will add, "You must go back now; you have come here
prematurely." So you will return to America and head out for Africa to
demonstrate your love for the world. When you go to Africa, God will ask
you to exceed the level of what you have done in the United States. Then
you will reply, "I shall do everything for the sake of Africa; I shall
do more than I did for America."

When your African mission is over, you can ride on Columbia III. That
spaceship will be decorated with diamonds, and you will sit there like
a king or queen. The rocket will lift off and take you to God's kingdom
and to the eternal glorious life as a child of God. Wouldn't you like that?
Every day I dream about these things. So you can imagine there are no easy
days for me.

Is the Unification Church going the road of righteousness or the road
of sainthood? We are pursuing sainthood, so you really are bold, aren't
you?

A saint aims to become a child of God. But even a saint has not quite
fulfilled the role of son and daughter of God. That is why I am telling
you to go beyond the level of a saint and become a king of saints. By listening
to me, obeying me, and following my teaching, do you think you can achieve
that goal? The true love of God starts from the position of saint.

Do you feel good this morning? Shall we go this route, or not? Are
you now in the, position of a righteous person? Your righteousness is centered
on God, not just the nation, right? What level are you at: family, tribal,
national, or worldwide?

To be husband and wife in the Unification Church is tough because sometimes
you have to kick each other along the road! If the husband doesn't want
to go, the wife should pull him. If the wife holds back, the husband pulls
her! Because of your wife, or your husband, you are launched for the family
level to the trial level. If your spouse lifts you one step higher, then
you should be grateful to him or her.

You men have masculine dignity and you tell your wife: "You woman,
follow me. I am the conductor; I am the leader." The woman may protest,
"No, no." But she should say, "Yes, wherever you go I will follow." How
dramatic!

In one kind of couple, the husband and wife are very friendly and affectionate
to each other but they may also be selfish-minded, wanting to retreat from
responsibilities. "Oh no, not in this direction; not in that direction,"
they say. They hide form one mission after another. It is possible that
some couples are like this. What kind of couple would you like to become?

Now you know the definition of a righteous person and the definition
of a saint. On a lower level there are average people and finally at the
bottom there is human trash. Thus you can choose among these four categories,
in descending order: saint, righteous person, average person, and human
trash. Which alternative do you vote for?

The higher you goal, the heavier will be your tribulation or workload.
You people in the Unification Church like my foundation but you don't want
to be like me! All the bad boys and girls in the Unification Church have
created burdens for me. If some member doesn't do well, the burden falls
on my shoulders and the blame is laid on me. I have been accused of every
fault, but have I made any excuses for it? No.

Good credit, however, never comes to me; it stays with you. If you
produce some good result, people say, "The white American people did very
well." They want to keep all the good things and load up all the bad things
on my shoulders. Society may honor some outstanding white man or woman
because my teaching was motivating them, but they don't want to give any
credit to me. They just say, "You are a white man, and an American; indeed
you are great."

When you hear people accusing me and blaming me for all kinds of incredible
things, what do you think? Do you fell righteous anger and indignation
on my behalf, or do you think: "Well, there must be some reason for people
to say that. There must be some grounds to it"? Those who didn't answer
one way or another, your lack of response implies something.

Many Americans have thought: "Reverend Moon took a lot of money out
of America, using Mr. Kamiyama as his surrogate. They sucked the money
out and shipped it somewhere else." Even some American leaders thought
this. This has been the viewpoint of the U.S. government, the FBI and the
CIA. They have accused me of draining wealth out of America. Finally they
brought me into court and completely investigated the evidence. They accuse
me of conspiracy and say, "American boys and girls are becoming robots.
Moon has strings attached to each member, and the Unification Church is
like a gigantic puppet slim. 99

However, if the collection of more taxes is the goal, there is little
more than $10,000 in taxes in question. In order to investigate a $10,000
tax evasion, they spent $2 million! Does that make sense? This has become
the most expensive tax investigation ever undertaken by the U.S. government.
So tax money was not the goal but merely a facade.

If I were a white man and someone offered the government $1 million
to investigate me-or even $2 or $3 million-would they do it? No, they would
not. The government is doing this only because I come from the Orient and
am not a U.S. citizen and because I have been so successful.

I could really explode in wrath. Look at the courtroom. When you look
on the defense side, there are two Orientals: Mr. Kamiyama and me. There
are two Orientals as defendants and two other Orientals as interpreters,
since, the court proceedings were interpreted for me and Mr. Kamiyama.
How ironic it is for the whole white society and the American government,
to try to knock down two Orientals! If we had murdered someone it would
have been a different story, but the government has just been fabricating
charges.

If it were merely for my own sake, I wouldn't be able to stand it.
You know my temper! I would never tolerate it. However, I decided to endure
it for the sake of America and for your future. I did not want to see judgment
come upon you. Because you follow me, I decided -to forgive diem. I do
it because of you. In this case, you are the condition of indemnity. "All
right, prosecution, government, Justice Department," I say, "we forgive
you." So you are the hope of America, the hope of this nation, the hope
of this government. I forgive them so you can be fire and so you can prosper.

The United States will repent in the future. Americans will come to
apologize for this. Out of repentance for this court trial, millions and
millions of young people will join and follow my teachings and they will
work to promote the well-being of the world.

Today's message is almost my plea to you to become saints and righteous
people because you are the hope of this nation, the hope of this world,
and the hope of God. Even if I depart from the United States, my ideology,
my tradition and my spirit will remain in this country and continue to
prosper. I look at this as my most precious

gift to you and to the young people of America. If you live up to this,
my goal and dream will be fulfilled. On the other hand, if you fail to
follow my tradition, all of this would have been in vain. If that ever
happens, the destiny of white people would be very dismal.

When Jesus came, the chosen people did not accept him. You know the
consequences and the incredible suffering that has been going on for 2,000
years. The United States is now in the position to accept or reject me.
If total rejection takes place at this time, you know what would happen
consequences. It wouldn't even compare to the case of Jesus. I feel, therefore,
the heart of Jesus on the Mount of Calvary as he was hanging on the cross.
He asked forgiveness for those enemies who were conducting murderous action
against him. Jesus forgave them. I am doing the same thing today for America

Of course, in these 2,000 years one thing has changed: no court will
ever terminate my life. Two thousand years ago, if Jesus could have entered
Rome, confronted the Roman Senate and declared the victory there, 400 years
of persecution, bloodshed and martyrdom would not have been necessary.
Only because Jesus couldn't fulfill that in his lifetime did such incredible
bloodshed follow.

By the same token, I came to America, the Rome of the 20th century,
from Korea, which is like the chosen nation of Israel. I have confronted
the American authorities and declared the victory. This will prevent incredible
in the future. The history of the Unification Church will not be one of
bloodshed; our missionaries will not become martyrs

Therefore, let us muster every ounce of our energy and every drop of
our sweat and blood to march forward and gain certification as righteous
people and saints. This is my plea to you today. This is what I am asking
you to become. You are my hope and God's hope.

When the United States comes against me, when the communists, the entire
world and even Satan himself comes against me, that will signify the end
and the pinnacle of persecution will be scaled. Judaism and Christianity
have attacked me, but nothing has been able to prevail against me. I have
been victorious in every battle I have fought. 'Me benefit of all these
victories comes to the Unification Church and becomes your asset and your
foundation. With this qualification, no matter how many difficulties you
might experience or how disheartened you might be, if you take courage
and follow my tradition and way of life, you will win the total victory.
Amen! Can you make this resolution?

Those who will say, "Because I have seen Father's example, I can overcome
even ten times the persecution he has received and win the victory as a
righteous person and saint," raise your hands, please. God bless you.